Accounts written about the various phases by the seven astronauts: John H. Glenn, Malcom Scott Carpenter, Leroy Gordon Cooper, Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Alan B. Shepard and Donald K. Slayton.

Includes index.

M. Scott Carpenter -- L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. -- John H. Glenn, Jr. -- Virgil I. Grissom -- Walter M. Schirra, Jr. -- Alan B. Shepard, Jr. -- Donald K. Slayton. Those seven : an introduction -- A past to draw on -- Six to fill the team -- We all pull together -- Seven miles of wire : and a swizzle stick -- Our cozy cocoon -- Some fabulous tricks of the trade -- Eyeballs out, eyeballs in -- Glitches in time save trouble -- The first American -- The trouble with Liberty Bell -- Three to make ready -- The mission -- The confirmation.